REN Redes Energeticas Nacionais : issue of 300 million euros of European Medium Term Notes
January 11, 2018 at 06:54 pm
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ANNOUNCEMENT
REN ISSUES 300 MILLION EUROS OF EUROPEAN MEDIUM TERM NOTES
Pursuant to and for the purposes of article 17 of Regulation (EU) number 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014, of article 248 of the Portuguese Securities Code and other applicable regulation, REN - Redes Energéticas Nacionais, S.G.P.S., S.A. ("REN") hereby informs the market and the general public that:
On the date hereof, REN Finance B.V. (a company wholly owned by REN) has agreed the terms of an issue of notes in the Euro Bonds market in an amount of 300 million euros, under the respective EMTN (European Medium Term Notes) programme from REN and REN Finance B.V., with a maturity of 10 years and an interest rate equal to 10 years' mid swap rate, accrued of 0.8%. As previously announced, the purpose of this bonds' issue is to repay the bridge loan used on the recent REN Portgás acquisition, the second biggest natural gas distribution company in Portugal.
Lisbon, January 11th 2018
REN - Redes Energéticas Nacionais, SGPS, S.A.
REN - REDES ENERGÉTICAS NACIONAIS, S.G.P.S., S.A.
Listed Company (Sociedade Aberta)
Share Capital: € 534,000,000
Commercial Registry Office of Lisbon: registry and tax sole number: 503 264 032
Head Office: Avenida Estados Unidos da América, no. 55
1749-061 Lisbon
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REN - Redes Energéticas Nacionais, SGPS, S.A. specializes in the operation and concession management of the Portuguese electricity transportation network. Net sales break down by activity sector as follows:
- electricity (63.7%): transportation of electricity from producers to end distributors and consumers, management of the electricity transportation network (connecting user installations to the network, maintenance of the network, etc.). At the end of 2022, the network has a total of 9,424 Km;
- gas (34.8%): transportation of natural gas from producers to end distributors and industrial consumers, underground storage of natural gas, receiving, storage, and regasification of liquid natural gas (LNG), infrastructure construction and maintenance services, etc.;
- telecommunications (1.3%);
- other (0.2%).